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5153, SA vs 5245, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 8.6 km apart · 5153, SA profile · 5245, SA profile
5153, SA 5245, SA
Postcode 5153 and postcode 5245 are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Postcode 5153 is car-dependent, with 98.3% of homes being separate houses and a typical walk to the nearest transport stop taking 76 minutes. In contrast, postcode 5245 is very walkable, with 71.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and a much higher share of seniors, who make up 30.6% of its people. Postcode 5153 also has a larger share of people with no religion (56.4%) and more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (32.0%).
These two areas share a very similar typical weekly family income of around $2,300 and almost identical unemployment rates. They also both sit near the national average for overall advantage. While they have much in common, the age gap is growing; residents in postcode 5245 are now noticeably older than those in postcode 5153, a difference that has widened since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,450
- First area, 2016: 6,428
- First area, 2021: 6,732
- Second area, 2011: 3,421
- Second area, 2016: 3,084
- Second area, 2021: 3,252
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in 5153, SA: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in 5245, SA: 2.0% males, 4.1% females
- 80–84 in 5153, SA: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in 5245, SA: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in 5153, SA: 1.8% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in 5245, SA: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in 5153, SA: 3.1% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in 5245, SA: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in 5153, SA: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 65–69 in 5245, SA: 3.3% males, 4.4% females
- 60–64 in 5153, SA: 3.9% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in 5245, SA: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in 5153, SA: 4.1% males, 4.4% females; 55–59 in 5245, SA: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in 5153, SA: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in 5245, SA: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in 5153, SA: 3.5% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in 5245, SA: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in 5153, SA: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in 5245, SA: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in 5153, SA: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in 5245, SA: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in 5153, SA: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in 5245, SA: 1.5% males, 1.7% females
- 25–29 in 5153, SA: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in 5245, SA: 1.5% males, 1.3% females
- 20–24 in 5153, SA: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in 5245, SA: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in 5153, SA: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in 5245, SA: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in 5153, SA: 3.4% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in 5245, SA: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in 5153, SA: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in 5245, SA: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in 5153, SA: 2.5% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in 5245, SA: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $658
- First area, 2016: $727
- First area, 2021: $854
- Second area, 2011: $596
- Second area, 2016: $645
- Second area, 2021: $781
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,685
- First area, 2021: $2,033
- Second area, 2011: $1,438
- Second area, 2016: $1,488
- Second area, 2021: $1,788
- First area, 2011: $1,785
- First area, 2016: $1,953
- First area, 2021: $2,343
- Second area, 2011: $1,779
- Second area, 2016: $1,908
- Second area, 2021: $2,324
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $254
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,978
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5153, SA vs 5245, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5153/5153-sa/vs/POA5245/5245-sa